Speaking
Task 1
One of your friends is planning to open a restaurant. What suggestions on foods and location would you like to give to this friend?
参考答案：Well, as for food, I would advise him to make the recipe unique enough in order to be distinguished by consumers, because, you know, there are just too many restaurants our there, so I think one of the keys to a restaurant’s success is having a recipe that stands out from the rest. Location is also an important factor to take into account. I would recommend him to find a highly visible location, in an area that hosts a significant number of customers that the restaurant wants to attract.
Task 2
Do you agree or disagree? Today’s college students have to study harder than previous students to get a good job.
参考答案：I definitely agree with the idea that students nowadays work harder, it is especially the case in china where there is an ever increasing population. He in china, parents are eager to make their only child a versatile genius capable of multiple skills such as playing pianos, calligraphy dancing and so on, so students have to work like crazy to meet their parents’ expectations. It is also due to the gloomy economic prospect for the whole world. It is not uncommon to find a job vacancy with a hundred graduates competing for. Therefore, each student has to work harder to distinguish themselves from the rest.
Task 3
【讲座主题】一封letter中有学生建议将swimming等设为必修课
【理由】体育馆经常没什么人，大家不锻炼。通过要求学生修体育，学生可能可以发现感兴趣的sport
【学生态度】对话女生反对，
【反对原因】(1)很多学生不在体育馆锻炼，比如天天在打网球outside、ride bicycle;(2)如果必修，大家都只是为了fulfill requirement，谈不上乐趣。
Task 4
【讲座主题】about a phenomenon called peak and end effect
【内容讲解】This phenomenon suggests that people tend to base their evaluation of a particular experience on the pleasant and how they ended.
【1个例子】On the first few days of his vacation in a rain forest, it rained so he just stayed at the hotel, but several days later, it become sunny and the professor went on a whale-watching experience, which he enjoyed very much. Towards the end of the trip, the group held a party where he met a guy who came from the same town as him. They had friendly conversations and promised to keep in touch. When he was asked about the trip by one of his colleagues after he came back, the professor could only remember the whale-watching experience and the party
Task 5
【一个问题】The problem the man has is that he has to submit a big painting as part of his assignment. However, he has run out of paint to finish the painting and he isn’t able to buy it in the university
【解决方案】(1) he could place an order online, but it would take several days, but the assignment is due soon.(2)he will take the bus to the city center to buy it, but it would take him some time but he is already quite busy with his schedule.
Task 6
【讲座主题】The lecture talks about how animals change their fur in order to adapt to the environment in which they live.
【2个原因】(1)they had thin fur in summer but in winter they their fur would grow to twice as thick as in summer;(2)animals would change the color of their fur in order to blend in with their environment, in this way, they are not likely to be spotted by their predators.
独立写作
Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?